The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer.

The future is as bright as the promises of God.

I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

It is the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.

Expect great things from God, receive great things from God. Expect little from God, receive little from God.

Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness.

To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.

I will venture to go... but remember that you must hold the ropes.

Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.

There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead. Therefore, we must go forward.

No matter where you are--no matter what happens to you--always be kind and always be loving.

I heard someone say one time that 'anger after five seconds is just pride.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

My mother was into opera and my father was into jazz, so there was a lot of jazz in the house where I grew up.

Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.

There is too much doing - too little being! When we begin to get strenuous, life begins to grow intolerable.

You really want to know your cofounders for a while, ideally years.

I have no idea why, and this is others' observations of me - I tend to be in the realm of these very complicated personalities. I guess I enjoy corralling that.